Investigation on biological reference interval and clinical value of urinary conductivity
- VernacularTitle:健康人群尿液电导率参考区间调查及临床应用
- Author:
Junlong MA
;
Xiaohui LI
;
Yujing LU
;
Yulong CONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
urinalysis;
conductivity;
osmotic pressure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
2006;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To determine the biological reference interval of urinary conductivity in healthy people and to study the relationship between urine conductivity and other parameters as well as its clinical feasibility.Methods Conductivities of midstream urine specimen from healthy people (n=10119,5074 males and 5045 females,aged under 96 years) or patients with different diseases (n=3449) were determined.Among them the following parameters:conductivity,osmolality,specific gravity,creatinine,urea,uric acid,sodium,potassium and chloride of 250 random urine specimens were simultaneously determined.Results The urinary conductivities in healthy people exhibited normal distribution and significant differences were found in the subjects with different age and sex.The reference range of urinary conductivity was between 10.42?4.61 mS/ch and 24.10?6.81 mS/ch in healthy people and between 7.95 mS/ch?2.40 and 18.01?5.90 mS/ch in the patients with different diseases.Conductivity determined was positively correlated with osmolality (r:0.894),specific gravity (r:0.727),sodium (r:0.698),potassium (r:0.563),chloride (r:758),uric acid (r:0.521),urea (r:0.556) and creatinine (r:0.495).Conclusions Urine conductivity,which determination is simple and rapid,may reflect the conductive capacity of electrolytes in urine and positively correlated with osmolality,so it can be used as a new parameter for urinalysis to diagnose renal concentrative function in routine laboratory.
